Baseball Preview: Quartz Hill Royals vs. Littlerock Lobos
After three games on the road, Quartz Hill is heading back home. They will take on the Littlerock Lobos at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Quartz Hill fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Highland on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 4-3.
Ismael Quintero was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jeffrey Kavanagh was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Esteban Sepulveda, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Littlerock was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their rough 14-2 loss to Quartz Hill might stick with them for a while.
Quartz Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 16-4. As for Littlerock, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Quartz Hill took their victory against Littlerock in their previous meeting on Wednesday by a conclusive 14-2. Does Quartz Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Littlerock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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